BBC Top Gear India – July 2019

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Suzuki


Gixxer SF 250


WE SAY: THE NEW GIXXER SF 250
IS A GREAT RE-ENTRY INTO THE
250CC SEGMENT FOR SUZUKI
By Ashok George
PHOTOGRAPHY: RAJEEV GAIKWAD

TOPGEAR.COM → JULY 2019 007007


right on the head – right in the sweet spot.
The new motorcycle is a completely
fresh design from the ground up. The fully
faired motorcycle gets a front end that
is distinctly its own. It isn’t the prettiest
mug around, but it does make sure that
you will stand out from the crowd. The
only problem is that it looks exactly like its
new, smaller sibling – the Gixxer SF. The
visual difference is in the colours with the
250 getting some great matte tones and

emember the Inazuma?
For all the great qualities
it had, the price and the
polarizing looks didn’t
really work in its favour.
To add to that, the Indian consumer
was just not ready for such a motorcycle
seeing how the shift towards mid-
displacement motorcycles was just about
getting started at the time. But with the
new Gixxer SF 250 , Suzuki has hit the nail

R
1.71 lakh (ex-showroom,
Mumbai)
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